For funders & partners
Fund a Pathway to Financial Stability
FAS works with public agencies, foundations, employers, financial institutions and community partners to expand financial capability, workforce stability and targeted supportive services for the people who keep our communities running.
At a glance
What your support funds
- Need
- Many working households in public-service and essential jobs are one unexpected expense away from missed work, debt or housing instability.
- Intervention
- Financial capability education first, then resource navigation, then targeted, documented hardship assistance for eligible applicants.
- Population
- Veterans, military families, first responders, healthcare workers, educators, public-service employees, essential workers and financially vulnerable working households.
- Geography
- FAS is headquartered in Wisconsin. Free online courses and financial tools are available nationwide. Hardship assistance is available to eligible applicants in approved service areas, subject to program requirements and available funds.
- Outputs to be reported
- Participants enrolled, courses completed, certificates earned, applications reviewed, awards issued.
- Outcome measurement
- Pre- and post-course confidence ratings and scored knowledge quizzes in each course.
- Organization
- 501(c)(3) public charity recognized by the IRS in 2026 (Publication 78 code PC). EIN 41-3347272.
Current funding priorities
What your support can fund
Financial Readiness Education
Delivery and updating of the four-course curriculum, course technology, accessibility improvements and learner support.
Veteran & Military Family Stability
Veteran-focused financial education, resource navigation and referral, and supportive assistance for eligible veteran and military households.
Workforce Stability
Financial-capability and barrier-reduction programming for essential and public-service workers.
Emergency Stabilization Fund
Restricted support for documented, qualifying participant emergencies, awarded under FAS eligibility criteria.
Program Evaluation & Data Infrastructure
Centralized course and application records, outcome measurement, reporting and continuous improvement.
Ways to partner
Grants, partnerships and sponsorships
Program grants
Support one program area or the full pathway. We will provide a program budget, logic model and reporting plan that fits your guidelines, and we review every funding opportunity’s requirements before applying.
Financial capability
Help expand free financial education on budgeting, credit, savings and planning for working households.
Workforce financial wellness
Sponsor programs that support the financial stability of public-service and essential workers.
Donations
One-time and monthly gifts support courses, outreach and hardship assistance.
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Funder resources
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Corporate sponsorship
Sponsorship levels
Sponsors are recognized for their support. FAS does not provide advertising, endorsements or sales promotion in return.
Gifts of $1,000–$2,499
- Name listed on our partners page
- Program updates by email
- Written acknowledgment of your gift
Gifts of $2,500–$4,999
- Logo on our partners page
- Quarterly program updates
- Partner Portal access
- Written acknowledgment of your gift
Gifts of $5,000–$9,999
- Logo on our partners page and annual report
- Quarterly program updates
- Partner Portal access
- Written acknowledgment of your gift
Custom giving structures available
- Featured recognition on our partners page and annual report
- Year-end program summary
- Partner Portal access
- Written acknowledgment of your gift
Contact
Start a funding conversation
- contact.the.fas@gmail.com
- Phone
- 715-503-0025
- Partners
- Access the Partner Portal